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Public Works details park maintenance, Party Plaza rental policy and event calendar changes
Summary
Public Works Director Lauren reported irrigation problems and staffing changes and summarized a newly adopted Party Plaza use policy that sets rental fees by staff labor and restricts vendor placement; the city is launching a co‑sponsored event calendar with an application timeline for council review in February.
Lauren, the public works director, told the commission that several irrigation main lines need attention at Hall Park and that variable speed drives at Northwest Park are out, requiring manual watering in some locations. She said staffing changes are underway — a parks supervisor job has been offered and a long‑time park superintendent is retiring — and reminded residents to watch the city website for job postings.
Lauren said the recent council meeting adopted a Party Plaza use policy to establish a rental-fee structure tied to staff labor and to limit vendor placement for safety reasons. As she described it, "When it was originally constructed, it was seen as a gathering place for downtown, and it didn't have a rental fee structure or any type of rule or policy for it." The new policy also creates a co-sponsored event calendar: groups applying for city cosponsorship must submit requests in December and the full calendar will go to council for review in February so staff and council can evaluate the city's fiscal impact and staff support needs.
